wednesday wisdom: robert burns

January 25th is Burns Night, in which Scotland and Scotland lovers everywhere celebrate their Favourite Son, the Ploughman Poet, the Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire: Robert Burns. He wrote “Auld Lang Syne,” that little ditty we mumble along to on New Years, the lyrics of which we’re not quite sure of. You might also recognize this one.